Recidivist Bird Smuggler

A recidivist bird smuggler, Sony Dong, 56, of Westminster, Calif., was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in federal prison for smuggling endangered Asian songbirds into the United States again, in “deplorable” conditions.

LOS ANGELES — A recidivist bird smuggler, Sony Dong, 56, of Westminster, Calif., was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in federal prison for smuggling endangered Asian songbirds into the United States again, in “deplorable” conditions.

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